markempa

JULY 16, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. « Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone | Main | 9 1/2 Ways. Ive summarized Kevins three points: Don’t be too Web myopic.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Search Marketing 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. When I see the challenge that marketers face when it comes to getting their budgets approved, I wonder why it has to be so hard?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Ranking 120

markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Many financial executives still view marketing as an expense, a.k.a. cost center, rather than viewing it as an asset that creates revenue.

Budget Programs 120

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. « Lead qualification and scoring for better leads | Main | Target Marketing: What’s a Lead?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Generation 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Now look like heroes.

Marketing Budget 120

Marketing Budget Lead Generation Work Management Lead Management 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " Ive paraphrased a few of his thoughts below: Sales and Marketing need to communicate then collaborate - not just executives but the entire team.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

OCTOBER 28, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. MarketingSherpas posted their B-to-B Lead Generation Summit Notes. MarketingSherpas posted their B-to-B Lead Generation Summit Notes.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B to B Leads 120

markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. As a lead generation tactic, podcasting is still in its infancy but its expected to be used by many more b-to-b marketers in 2007.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Leads Lead 120

markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. For this reason, most leads sent from marketing to the sales organization are lost, ignored, or discarded. There is a difference.

Lead Qualification 120

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion.

Online Lead Generation 120

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management 120

markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Be sure to let them know about your favorite Marketing, Advertising, and PR blogs. Anyone can nominate. Anyone can nominate.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Webinar Metrics B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Instead they should focus more on reputation building especially, if they have a complex sale. They have it wrong. They have it wrong.

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth Lead Generation WOM B to B 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. On the other side, Ive heard numerous speakers and bloggers declare e-mail marketing dead. That’s simply not true.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Relevance Resources B2B Marketing 120

Paul Gillin

JUNE 17, 2010

Here is a draft of the first chapter of Social Marketing to the Business Customer by Paul Gillin and Eric Schwartzman. This chapter focuses on drawing the major distinctions between business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) markets and where social marketing has particular value to B2B companies.

Enterprise Management 50

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Rules B to B 50

markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Work Management 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. « Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? The B2B Lead Generation Blog once again receives honorable mention.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership B to B 120

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The past decade has seen an exciting and dramatic increase in new digital marketing channels including Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, search engines, webinars, virtual trade shows and more. For example, the typical B2B prospect receives an average of 20.3 For example, the typical B2B prospect receives an average of 20.3

Interactive Marketing 40

Interactive Marketing Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Buying Cycle 40

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. David not only compares them to the older whitepapers, but also discusses their use as a valuable marketing and lead generation tool.

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Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

markempa

JULY 3, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books. Thanks for treating us to dinner Dan!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Thought Leadership Generation 120

markempa

MAY 26, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Im listed in the "B-to-B marketing blogs" section. Writing style: Is it a sales pitch badly disguised as a Blog?

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Leads 120

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services Spending Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Because of Frugalnomics, an environment where buyers now demand bottom-line value from every investment, B2B sales teams are challenged more than ever to deliver expected results. Sales enablement seeks to address these challenges, providing the practices, resources, training and tools needed to help fight Frugalnomics.

Effectiveness 40

Effectiveness Forrester B to B Sales Cycle 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2009

For the next post in our series of B2B marketing thought leader interviews , we interviewed Matthew Schwartz, an independent journalist with more than 20 years’ experience working in the media, who is currently a contributing a writer at Crain’s BtoB and BtoB’s Media Business magazines. We noticed that there is a lot about Sales 2.0.

Business Blogging 48

Business Blogging Zoominfo B to B Enterprise Management 48

Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 7, 2010

What are the challenges in writing good copy that not only educates prospects and customers but also draws them in as leads for your business? Bob Bly's Book The White Paper Marketing Handbook. 5 Steps to a White Paper that Pulls in the Perfect Prospect. Savvy B2B Marketing blog posts about white papers. White Paper FAQs.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Lead Ranking 100

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets. The invitation often coming after key decisions have already been made.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Peer-to-peer Demand 40

Paul Gillin

MAY 25, 2010

There I got a chance to meet some remarkable people who took chances on social marketing before it was fashionable and won. After replying with a thank you message, Cahill forwards them on to the sales team. Blogging isn’t just pushing out information, it’s responding to the interests of your market.”. Search Engine Magic.

BtoB 50

BtoB B2B B to B Blogger 50

MLT Creative

MAY 25, 2010

Well, whatever you're doing in the B2B marketplace, please be sure the customer and prospect engagement experience is well thought out, lest it be you or a client who ends up with "crickets in your hair." And in B2B sales, that is certainly far better than just the chirping of crickets. 2010 Lead Generation Guide.

CRM 40

CRM Advertising Agencies B to B BtoB 40

MLT Creative

DECEMBER 9, 2010

There were many articles from this time last year full of insightful predictions for 2010, and a few recent ones for 2011. Why not ask B2B marketing experts I trust to answer my question via tweet? dougkessler dougkessler The next big B2B idea: Take over the Sales Force. Then I had another idea. No more silos. No more leaks.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management B2B Advertising Agencies Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. 2010 was the year social media moved from cutting edge to mainstream (right?). Customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention re-emerge as key metrics B2B marketers will use to measure the performance of their holistic marketing programs.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B 100

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing for September 2010. Great stuff in the B2B Marketing world in September. Best Social PR Guides and Tips of 2010 (So Far) - Webbiquity , September 1, 2010 Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations. B2B Voices , September 1, 2010 Image via CrunchBase.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Really great content around B2B Marketing again this month. Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Facebook Insights. Google Analytics. Maybe so, maybe not.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JANUARY 4, 2011

Here it is - the very best posts and the hottest topics for 2010. 50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) - Webbiquity , October 5, 2010. Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010. Marketing Genius Blog , May 25, 2010.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Work Management Paid Search Agency 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. July 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Featured Sources. Bloody great idea. doth protest.

Ning 40

Ning Paid Content Facebook Sales Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Email Marketing: Improve deliverability by deleting subscribers? Sutton Anne Holland Brad Bortone Chris Heine Daniel Burstein David Kirkpatrick David Meerman Scott Jen Doyle Jeanne S. " Jon Miller, Marketo Learn More Recent Comments Kirk Taylor : That’s great advice for anyone writing a blog.

B to B 40

B to B Blogger B2B Thought Leadership RSS 40

The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2011

A common debate in B2B marketing is how to create and deliver the right content at the right time to help improve the connection and engagement with prospects and their buying decisions. This sentiment represents a great opportunity for marketers to provide solid content and advice to help facilitate buyer decisions.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Webcast Buying Cycle B2B 40